- [uncountable]
a substance made of lime, water and sand, that is put on walls and ceilings to give them a smooth hard surface 灰泥 an old house with crumbling plaster and a leaking roof 一所灰泥剥落、屋顶漏水的老房子
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsc2Apply the plaster evenly. 均匀地涂灰泥。 Each blow of the hammer removed a great chunk of plaster. 锤子每次敲打都震落一大块灰泥。 Plaster was peeling off the ceiling. 天花板上的灰泥正在脱落。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- cracked
- crumbling
- …
- chunk
- apply
- come off (something)
- fall off (something)
- peel off (something)
- …
- cast
- wall
- (also less frequent plaster of Paris)[uncountable]
a white powder that is mixed with water and becomes very hard when it dries, used especially for making copies of statues or holding broken bones in place 建筑石膏；熟石膏 a plaster bust of Julius Caesar 一尊尤利乌斯 · 凯撒的半身石膏塑像 - in plaster (British English)
She broke her leg a month ago and it's still in plaster. 她一个月前腿骨骨折，至今仍打着石膏。 Your arm will have to be in plaster for at least six weeks. 你的胳膊必须打至少 6 个星期的石膏。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryplaster + noun- cast
- in plaster
- (also sticking plaster)(both British English)(also Band-Aid™ North American English, British English)[countable, uncountable]
a piece of material that can be stuck to the skin to protect a small wound or cut; this material 膏药；创可贴；护创胶布 Have you got any plasters? I've cut my finger. 你有创可贴吗？我割破了手指。 Cut off a small piece of plaster. 剪下一小块胶布。
Collocations InjuriesTopics Medicineb2Injuries 身体损伤 Being injured 受伤 - have a fall/an injury
跌了一跤；受伤 - receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/a gunshot wound
受重伤／轻微骨裂／鞭伤／枪伤 - hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg
伤到脚踝／背／大腿 - damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin
损伤大脑／脚踝韧带／肝脏／视神经／皮肤 - pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon
拉伤腘绳肌腱／韧带／肌肉／肌腱 - sprain/twist your ankle/wrist
扭伤脚踝／手腕 - break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs
骨折；锁骨／大腿／三根肋骨骨折 - fracture/crack your skull
头盖骨破裂 - break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth
碰断了一颗牙；使牙齿崩缺了一块；磕掉／掉了一颗牙 - burst/perforate your eardrum
使耳膜破裂；鼓膜穿孔 - dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder
使手指／臀部／下巴／肩膀脱臼 - bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder
擦伤／割破／擦破手臂／膝盖／肩膀 - burn/scald yourself/your tongue
烧伤／烫伤自己／舌头 - bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)
（在某物上）撞到肘部／头／膝盖
Treating injuries 治疗伤病 - treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound
给某人治疗烧伤／头部伤／刺伤 - examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound
检查／清洗／包扎／用绷带包扎／治疗枪伤 - repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage
修复损伤的／拉伤的韧带／肌腱／软骨 - amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb
截去一只胳膊／一根手指／一只脚／一条腿；截肢 - put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/a bandage
贴上／使用／撕掉创可贴；缠上／使用／解掉绷带 - need/require/put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches
需要缝针；缝针；拆线 - put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion
涂抹护肤霜／药膏／护肤液 - have/receive/undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy
接受物理疗法
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sticking
- put on
- peel off
- take off
- …
Word OriginOld English, denoting a bandage spread with a curative substance, from medieval Latin plastrum (shortening of Latin emplastrum, from Greek emplastron ‘daub, salve’), later reinforced by the Old French noun plastre. Senses 1 and 2 date from late Middle English.